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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
113 AM CST MON FEB 7 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    316 AM  61    1882  32     17       24       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM -13    1982  15     14       12       
  AVERAGE         39                        24     15       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          0.90 1881   0.04   0.27     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.23   0.08     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.75                      2.59  -0.84     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.15                      1.26  -0.11     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1921   0.3   -0.3      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8     14.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                      18.3   -7.1     40.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      23.2  -10.9     40.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        42    -16       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       255   -113      300       
  SINCE DEC 1   2577                      2867   -290     2747       
  SINCE JUL 1   3658                      4167   -509     4012       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   1 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        63      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   538 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         45    308 PM  58    1938  33     12       26       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM -17    1978  17     23       13       
  AVERAGE         43                        25     18       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.76 1928   0.03   0.15     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.18   0.00     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.28                      2.50  -0.22     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.11                      1.18  -0.07     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.0  2004   0.2   MM        1.0     
                                      1956                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1.6   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        14.7  -14.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      17.1  -15.7     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        40    -18       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       244    -97      288       
  SINCE DEC 1   2549                      2770   -221     2731       
  SINCE JUL 1   3714                      3992   -278     4031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        61      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -10      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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